LOLz

[eq3282]

It simply amazes me how immature some people can be. Can't have a simple debate without getting pissed because people disagree with their PoV. As I said, if you don't want a comment, don't post it in a public entry

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[averi514]

well, the person could've referenced the article without understanding it, therefore not being pro-drinking-age-of-eighteen but rather anti-sc-alcohol-policy.

i heard that there were strict rules about alcohol now, but i thought it included people "of age" as well. as in, a LEGAL adult can't have more than a 12-pack of beer. that i think is absurd.

now, if that's just for MINORS... like, if you have more than that in your room and you're a minor... not only are we going to write your ass up, but you're immediately going to lose housing, then that's a good idea. i mean, i hated having to sneak beer into my dorm room when i was a minor, but, hey... facts of life... you aren't legally allowed to drink at 17, 18, 19, 20, so... stricter rules for the minors in regards to losing housing DOES make sense. it's trying to prevent them from bringing the alcohol in.

so i guess what i'm saying is... either the poster misunderstood the article, or, they really are pro-lowering-the-drinking-age.

i don't think i would post an article like that to make a point if i didn't agree with the point of the article itself.

[eq3282]

Exactly!

And all I did was weigh that side of the argument, regarding new policies and not lowering the drinking age. Hell, I even agreed that stricter policies aren't the answer.
However, this person decided to say I have no opinion because I don't know what its like there now, and that I made "irrelevant and annoying" comments regarding the drinking age when that wasn't the focus of the original post. As you can see though, that's obviously the theme of the referenced article.

[averi514]

Yeah.. it was talking about McGill and how US Citizens go to college there and how they go nuts with the drinking the first semester and as soon as they realize that grades could possibly be affected by overendulging in their newfound freedom... they stop.

To me, that's a "pro" for a drinking age of 18.

My only thoughts on the drinking age being 18 is that maybe people would grow up faster. But then again... maybe not.

[eq3282]

Yeah, and that is the basis of why I don't think it should be lowered...the maybe and the maybe not. There's no hard evidence that situations would improve if the drinking age was lowered. Sure they could regulate it more among college students, but what about high school? Would they lower to 15 if that's the case?

On the contrary, evidence against the fact from the 60's, 70's, and early 80's (when it was 18) makes a strong case against lowering it. The drinking was obviously more of a problem back then, and has improved since.

And while I don't agree in principal to the driving at 18/drinking at 18 being a bad combination, in theory its a decent argument. Give "kids" one thing at a time to gain responsibility with. They create bad situations enough...no need to give them any help. LOL.

[averi514]

Exactly.

Seeing how horribly teenagers drive (myself included when I was a teenager!)... you don't need to give them the ability to drink and drive before they get their experience just driving like a normal human being in.